Literary Argumentation Review

What are the three parts of any argument, literary or rhetorical?

• Claim

• Warrant

• Reason

• Theory

What is a claim?

• the main point of the argument/essay

• statement the supports the claim (the “because”)

• links reason with claim; the inference that is made

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is a warrant?

• the main point of the argument/essay

• statement the supports the claim (the “because”)

• links reason with claim; the inference that is made

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is a reason?

• the main point of the argument/essay

• statement the supports the claim (the “because”)

• links reason with claim; the inference that is made

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does IEL stand for?

• Identify Examine Link

• Identify Explain Link

• Identify Evidence Link

• Identify Examine List

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When you "examine" the evidence, what are you doing?

• Briefly say what aspect of the text you are analyzing.

• Explain how it works in the text

• Answering the how

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What should the "link" part do in a body paragraph?

• Link to other things in the text, to something bigger than oneself, and to the meaning/purpose of the text

• Show the reader what is going on.

• Answering the why

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2